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THE FOSTER CARE REGULATIONS, 201 4 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATION S Regulatio n 1.

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Citatio n Interpretation Applicatio n Assessment of applicant Notification of approva l Register of approved foster parents Foster Care Agreement Terms of Agreement Duty to periodically report to the Authorit y Duty to notify the Authority Legal Notice No .
REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAG O THE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY RESIDENCES, FOSTE R CARE AND NURSERIES ACT, 200 0 REGULATION S Made by the Children's Authority of Trinidad and Tobago with the approval of the Minister under section 53 of the Children' s Community Residences, Foster Care and Nurseries Act, 2000 and subject to affirmative resolution of Parliamen t THE FOSTER CARE REGULATIONS, 201 4 Citation 1 .

These Regulations may be cited as the Foster Care Regulations, 2014 .

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In these Regulations — Chap 46 :1 0 "Board" means the Board of Management establishe d under section 7 of the Children's Authority Act ; "Foster Care Unit" means the unit referred to in section 11 of the Children's Authority Act ; "harm" has the meaning assigned to it by section 50(14 ) No .12 of 201 2 of the Children Act, 2012 ; "member of the household", in relation to an applicant , means a person who habitually resides in the same dwelling house as the applicant ; Application 3 .
(1) An application for approval as a foster parent shal l be in such form as the Authority may approve.

(2) An application under subregulation (1) shall be accompanied by - (a) a medical certificate of fitness ; (b) photo identification; (c) the names and contact information of two referees ; and (d) a police certificate of character issue d within six months before the application i n respect of each member of the househol d over eighteen.

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(1) Where an investigation is conducted in accordance Assessment o f applican t with section 29 to determine the suitability of an applicant to be a foster parent and of the home of the applicant to receive a child fo r foster care, the Authority may - (a) verify the applicant's information ; (b) conduct interviews, as necessary, to asses s the suitability of the applicant ; (c) conduct a background check on th e applicant, members of the household of the applicant, persons in visiting relationships and other visitors to the home of the applicant, as the Authority sees fit; (d) assess the applicant ' s skills, training and competence relevant to their capacity to care for a child placed with them; (e) inspect the home of the applicant ; (f) verify the criminal records of the applicant , any other members of the household of th e applicant and person in visiting relationships, and other visitors to the home of the applicant, as the Authority sees fit ; and (g) carry out any other investigations that th e Authority considers necessary.
(2) A person authorized by the Authority shall conduc t the investigation under subregulation (1) and prepare a writte n report of the applicant's suitability and the suitability of the home of the applicant .

2 (3) A report prepared under subregulation (2) shall b e submitted to the Foster Care Unit .

(4) The Foster Care Unit shall submit the report, together with its recommendations to the Board .
(5) The Board shall examine - (a) the application submitted ; (b) the personal and home assessment; (c) reports of household interviews ; (d) background checks conducted ; (e) training undertaken; and (f) any other requirement as the Authority see s fit including any history of sexual or chil d abuse .

(6) Where the Board is satisfied that the applicant meet s the requirements of the Authority, the Board shall approve th e applicant as a foster parent.

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The Board shall inform an applicant of its decision i n writing, and where the application has been refused, it shall furnis h reasons.

Register o f approved foste r parents 6.

Where the Board approves the application, th e applicant's name and address shall be placed on the Register o f approved foster parents.

Foster Care Agreement 7.


Where a child is to be placed into the care of a foster parent, the foster parent shall enter into a written Foster Care Agreement with the Authority, which shall be signed by the foste r parent and the Authority and kept in a record maintained by th e Authority.

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The Foster Care Agreement shall include - (a) the terms and conditions of the foster parent's approval ; (b) the duties of the foster parent; (c) the duties of the Authority ; 3 (d) provisions for the allowance for the maintenance and support of the foster child ; and (e) such other matters as considered necessary by the Authority.

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The foster parent shall be required to report bimonthl y to the Authority, from the date of placement or as directed by th e Authority, to keep the Authority informed of the child's progress .

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(1) The foster parent shall be required to notify th e Authority immediately where - Duty to periodically report to the Authority Duty to notify the Authority (a) a foster child in his care has- (i) died; (ii) become seriously ill ; or (iii) been involved in a serious accident ; (b) an incident occurs at the foster home or elsewhere which involves the police ; (c) an incident occurs which causes such harm to a foster child in his care so as to cause concern for the welfare of the child ; or (d) a foster child in his care is missing .
Dated this /'/f* day of /I/o iatm6s r , 2014.

Chairman, Children's Authority of Trinidad and Tobago Approved by the Minister this 'day of /(M2-t-C(42014.

Minister of Ge ..er t and Child Developmen t 4 Approved by the Senate this day of , 2014 .

Clerk of the Senate Approved by the House of Representatives this day of 2014.

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